Saint of the Day for October 5
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin · Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest
Faustina Kowalska
Virgin
Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic. Faustyna, popularly spelled Faustina in English, had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy, therefore she is sometimes called the "secretary" of Divine Mercy.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- HippolytusChristian theologian and saint (c. 170-c. 235)
- Anna SchäfferCatholic saint (1882-1925)
- John MauropousByzantine bishop and poet
- Attilanus of ZamoraSpanish bishop
- Pelagia the VirginChristian saint, virgin and martyr
- FroilanSpanish bishop (0833-0904)
- Galla of Rome6th-century Roman widow and saint
Bible Verse of the Day
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
On October 5 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.